The summer of 1995 was a “big bang” moment for the Internet. Amazon.com switched on its servers two decades ago this month, and the founders of AuctionWeb — later renamed eBay — were busily preparing to launch their site on Labor Day weekend. Browser-maker Netscape went public in August. And a company you likely haven’t heard of, Viaweb, was founded in a triple-decker in Cambridge.

Viaweb never became as well known as the others, but it played a pivotal role in the evolution of e-commerce, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem.More →

A dozen years ago, before the advent of smartphones and app stores, businesses relied on signs, jingles, and memorable phone numbers to let customers know they existed — and remind them to keep coming back. Today, one of the main tools is the under-appreciated app icon, a half-inch by half-inch square of screen real estate.More →

To the collection of collaborative workspaces with craft beer on tap, foosball in the games area, and conference rooms with quirky names, you can soon add InTeahouse. It will combine desks and conference rooms for entrepreneurs with a traditional Chinese tearoom.More →

A bunch of startups have sprung up to take on the tasks you don’t have time for. With just a cellphone and credit card, you’re now able to do laundry, tackle household chores, and find a place to park without having to think twice. More →

The next time you visit Toscanini’s ice cream shop in Central Square, you can get a cup or cone, and also charge your phone. This morning, the sweet shop was the first location in Cambridge to have a Soofa solar-powered bench installed outside its storefront. It’s one of eleven that will be placed throughout the city in the coming week.More →

Beantown has a starring role in “Fallout 4,” the next installment of the popular post-apocalyptic game series. The Boston setting was revealed in documents leaked to the site IGN in 2013. Still, it’s big news for Bethesda Softworks, the developer of “Fallout 3,” which reportedly sold at least 4.7 million copies in its first few months on the market in 2008.More →